Prayer & Canto

Luigi Zaninelli

General Info

Year: 2008
Duration: c. 9:10
Difficulty: III-1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C. Alan Publishers
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $85.00 | Score Only (print) - $35.00

Movements

1. Prayer – 3:40
2. Canto

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
Solo B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Contra-Alto Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II, including:

Bass Drum
Bells
Chimes
Suspended Cymbal
Tam-tam
Vibraphone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Prayer and Canto is a lyric work in two parts. Both works are inspired by love -- the first “sacred” and the second “secular.”

In Prayer, plaintive melodic material creates a mystical atmosphere of gentle spirituality. The scoring, while at times transparent, gives way, often, to vibrant richness. A warm interlude joins Prayer to Canto. In Canto, modal melodies unfold over a compelling ostinato. The work grows steadily in polyphonic intensity culminating in an emotional ending of powerful nobility.

This work was commissioned by the University of Southern Mississippi Wind Symphony, Thomas V. Fraschillo, conductor.

- Program Note from publisher

Media

Audio: Reference recording. The Italian Army Band (Rome) (Thomas V. Fraschillo, conductor)
Audio CD: Palmetto Concert Band (James K. Copenhaver, conductor) - 2008

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Palmetto Concert Band (Columbia, S.C.) (James K. Copenhaver, conductor) – 20 December 2008 (2008 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Fantasy for Various & Sundries (Flex instrumentation) (2020)

All Wind Works

The Battle Hymn of the Republic (as arranger) (1861/1998)
Capriccio Spiritoso (1983)
Carols Three (1974)
Danza Furiosa (2009)
Fantasy for Various & Sundries (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
Festa (1963)
Five American Gospel Songs (1999)
Hymn and Pavanne (2002)
Italian Carol (2007)
Jubilate (2000)
Lagan Love (1999)
The Legend of Saint Cecilia (2020)
The Magic Ballroom (2003)
The Magic Carousel (2016)
Morning Has Broken (as arranger) (2021)
Nostalgic Dances (2014)
Peg Leg Pete (1963)
Prayer & Canto (2008)
Roma Sacra (2009)
Saint Cecilia (2023)
Song and Dance (2012)
The Star-Spangled Banner (as arranger) (1814/1975)
Symphony for Winds & Percussion (2005)
Three American Gospel Songs (as arranger)
Three American Hymns (2014)
Three Dances of Enchantment (2007)
- She Walks Through the Fair (2022)
Three Divertimenti for Symphonic Wind Orchestra (2020)
Three Whimsies. see: Three Divertimenti for Symphonic Wind Orchestra
Voci Sacre (2005)
The Water Is Wide (as arranger) (2000)

Resources

Luigi Zaninelli website Accessed 21 July 2021